Nursing

Thank you for your interest in the Jackson College Nursing programs.
As you contemplate whether a career in nursing is for you, consider that you
would be entering the profession during a time of significant change in the
health care environment. Health care providers and the systems in which they
work are being held publically accountable for the outcomes of care. Since
nurses comprise the largest component of the workforce in the health care
system, the quality of their work impacts not only the health and well being of
people but how well the systems perform. Technological advances have changed the
practice world in ways we never imagined. The nurse of today and the future is
not only caring and compassionate but must have sound mathematical, scientific
and technological skills in order to make responsible and ethical clinical
judgments, carry out appropriate interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of
care.

The goal of the Nursing Department is to provide a quality education
preparing students for a career as a registered or practical nurse. The ADN, LPN
to ADN and PN nursing programs have had continual approval by the Michigan Board
of Nursing.

Proof of Immunizations Required for the JC Nursing Program

All admitted students must be in compliance with the
Center for Disease Control immunization recommendations for Health Care Personnel as well as the polices of the clinical agency that
they will be assigned. The requirements are evidence of immunity to:
Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR); Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster); Hepatitis B;
Negative 2 step-TB skin test; Tdap; Seasonal vaccine requirements.

Each program uses a second admission process rather than a wait list. For
information about admission and graduation requirements, click on your program
of choice.